Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active pattern including a lower pattern and a plurality of sheet patterns; a gate structure disposed on the lower pattern and surrounding the plurality of sheet patterns; and a source/drain pattern filling a source/drain recess formed on one side of the gate structure. The source/drain pattern includes a first semiconductor pattern extending along the source/drain recess and contacting the lower pattern, a second and third semiconductor patterns sequentially disposed on the first semiconductor pattern, a lower surface of the third semiconductor pattern is disposed below a lower surface of a lowermost sheet pattern, a side surface of the third semiconductor pattern includes a planar portion, and a thickness of the second semiconductor pattern on the lower surface of the third semiconductor pattern is different from a thickness of the second semiconductor pattern on the planar portion of the side surface of the third semiconductor pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tactile sensor, a tactile stimulation sensing method using the same, and a robot skin and a robot comprising the same. Particularly, the present invention relates to a tactile sensor comprising an input layer for receiving an external tactile stimulus; a microphone member; and a medium layer disposed between the input layer and the microphone member, and including gas therein to transmit vibrations by the stimulus, a tactile stimulation sensing method using the same, and a robot skin and a robot comprising the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device and a method of forming the same. A semiconductor device according to the present disclosure includes a first source/drain feature and a second source/drain feature over a substrate, a plurality of channel members extending between the first source/drain feature and the second source/drain feature, a plurality of inner spacer features interleaving the plurality of channel members, a gate structure wrapping around each of the plurality of channel members, and a semiconductor liner sandwiched between the gate structure and each of the plurality of inner spacer features.

Abstract: Disclosed are an ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier foil and a method for manufacturing an embedded substrate by using the same, the ultra-thin copper foil with a carrier foil including: a carrier foil; a non-etching release layer on the carrier foil; a first ultra-thin copper foil layer on the non-etching release layer; an etch stop layer on the first ultra-thin copper foil layer; and a second ultra-thin copper foil layer on the etch stop layer.

Abstract: In a search and tracking method for full time-domain laser detection of space debris, a set of latest precision orbital parameters of a debris object and start and end moments of a current transit of the object are first obtained. Search-specific guidance data is generated based on the above information and in combination with estimation of a maximum along-track error of the orbital parameters of the object during the current transit. A DLR system performs multi-elevation search on the object based on the search-specific guidance data, obtains a plurality of pieces of detection data of the object after detecting the object during the search, determines an along-track error of the orbital parameters of the object based on the detection data, and corrects the orbital parameters of the object in real time based on the along-track error, so as to guide the DLR system to subsequently track and detect the object.

Abstract: In some implementations, a device may generate a traffic demand prediction associated with a radio access network (RAN). The device may determine, based on the traffic demand prediction, that a first set of cells of the RAN are to be configured with a first time-division duplexing (TDD) configuration that differs from a second TDD configuration configured for one or more other cells of the RAN. The device may identify a second set of cells of the RAN that are to be configured to mitigate interference in the first set of cells. The device may provide an interference mitigation configuration to the second set of cells to cause the second set of cells to mitigate interference in the first set of cells.

Abstract: In some implementations, a radio access network (RAN) device may determine service information associated with a user equipment (UE). The service information may be associated with a service to be received by the UE. The RAN device may select a measurement gap configuration based on the service information associated with the UE. The RAN device may transmit the measurement gap configuration for reception by the UE.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first mirror; a second mirror; a modulation layer positioned between the first mirror and the second mirror and comprising a plurality of modulation regions; a diffraction layer positioned between the modulation layer and the second mirror, and an input port admitting a light beam into the apparatus. The light beam passes through the diffraction layer and is modulated by the modulation layer to create a first modulated beam before being reflected by the first mirror, the first mirror reflecting the first modulated beam toward the second mirror, the second mirror reflecting the first modulated beam toward the modulation layer to be modulated for at least a second time.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board includes: forming a resist layer; exposing first areas of the resist layer spaced apart from each other; after exposing the first areas, exposing second areas of the resist layer, the second areas being spaces between the first areas; forming first and second openings spaced apart from each other in the first and second areas by developing the resist layer; and forming a plurality of conductor patterns by filling the first and second openings with conductors.

Abstract: A method of providing information in an electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may include obtaining an order request from a customer, displaying item list information, order progress information and order money amount information on a first page based on the order request, obtaining information on a partial cancellation of the order request, and updating and displaying the item list information and the order money amount information on the first page based on the information on the partial cancellation.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods and apparatuses relating to LiDAR. In an example method: transmitting a detection pulse to the outside of the LiDAR, wherein an intensity of the detection pulse is adjustable, switching a bias voltage of a receiver of the LiDAR from a first bias voltage to output a second bias voltage based on a time of transmission of the detection pulse, wherein a detection performance of the receiver is lower at the first bias voltage than at the second bias voltage, receiving an echo of the detection pulse reflected from an obstacle, and converting the echo into an electrical signal by the receiver device.

Abstract: There is provided an AI-based air damper control system and method for industrial boilers. An AI-based optimal air damper control method according to an embodiment calculates energy efficiency under a given control condition and an environment by extracting energy efficiency-related data from industrial boiler operational data and analyzing a correlation between corresponding data, trains an AI-based optimal air volume-for-load prediction model by using the extracted data and the calculated energy efficiency as training data, and derives an air volume condition that results in peak energy efficiency under a given load, based on the trained optimal air volume-for-load prediction model, and automatically controls the air damper according to the corresponding air volume condition.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a multi-channel active pattern, a plurality of gate structures on the multi-channel active pattern and spaced apart from each other in a first direction, the plurality of gate structures including a gate electrode that extends in a second direction different from the first direction, a source/drain recess between the adjacent gate structures, and a source/drain pattern on the multi-channel active pattern in the source/drain recess, wherein the source/drain pattern includes: a semiconductor liner layer including silicon-germanium and extending along the source/drain recess, a semiconductor filling layer including silicon-germanium on the semiconductor liner layer, and at least one or more semiconductor insertion layers between the semiconductor liner layer and the semiconductor filling layer, and wherein the at least one or more semiconductor insertion layers have a saddle structure.

Abstract: A Lidar system and method is provided for adaptive control. The Lidar system comprises: an array of emitters each of which is individually addressable and controlled to emit a multi-pulse sequence, at least a subset of the emitters are activated to emit multi-pulse sequences concurrently according to an emission pattern; an array of photosensors each of which is individually addressable, at least a subset of the photosensors are enabled to receive light pulses according to a sensing pattern, each of the subset of photosensors is configured to detect returned light pulses returned and generate an output signal indicative of an amount of optical energy associated with at least a subset of the light pulses; and one or more processors electrically coupled to the array of emitters and the array of photosensors and configured to generate the emission pattern and the sensing pattern based on one or more real-time conditions.

Abstract: A meander embedding sector traveling-wave antenna for series superconducting detectors is provided, including: a detector array, a meander metal layer, a pair of bend-line metal layers, and a pair of sector metal layers. The detector array is individually connected in the meander metal layer and the pair of bend-line metal layers; the pair of bend-line metal layers is correspondingly connected to the pair of sector metal layers; and the pair of sector metal layers is disposed symmetrically centered on the detector array. The antenna improves working bandwidth of THz antenna and completes low-impedance matching between a single antenna and each series Josephson junction embedded in the antenna. The embedding meander can be connected to a plurality of low-impedance detectors, and performance of the antenna is not influenced while target impedance matching is completed. And the working bandwidth of the THz antenna embedded with the series detectors is increased.

Abstract: Provided is a barrier film comprising a base layer, and an inorganic layer including Si, N, and O, and including a first region and a second region, which have different elemental contents (atomic %) of Si, N, and O from each other as measured by XPS, wherein the film has a water vapor transmission rate of 5.0×10?4 g/m2·day or less as measured under conditions of a temperature of 38° C. and 100% relative humidity after being stored at 85° C. and 85% relative humidity conditions for 250 hours, or wherein the inorganic layer has a compactness expressed through an etching rate of 0.17 nm/s in the thickness direction for an Ar ion etching condition to etch Ta2O5 at a rate of 0.09 nm/s. The barrier film has excellent barrier properties and optical properties and can be used for electronic products that are sensitive to moisture and the like.

Abstract: In an approach, a processor divides a set of data into at least two smaller data blocks. For each of the at least two smaller data blocks, a processor calculates an original value for a data distribution of a respective smaller data block, runs at least two different sampling methods against the respective smaller data block to produce at least two different sets of sample data for the respective smaller data block, calculates respective sampling values for the data distribution of each set of sample data, and selects a set of sample data of the at least two different sets of sample data that has the respective sampling value that is closest to the original value for the respective smaller data block. A processor merges each selected set of sample data for each smaller data block to form a final set of sample data.

Abstract: Embodiments disclose a display device including a substrate including a display area, a light-transmitting area, and a non-display area surrounding the light-transmitting area, a circuit portion and a light-emitting element portion disposed in the display area, an etch stop layer disposed in the non-display area, and a plurality of protruding patterns disposed in the non-display area, wherein the substrate includes a first opening disposed at a position corresponding to the light-transmitting area, and the plurality of protruding patterns are disposed on the etch stop layer.

Abstract: A method includes extracting, using a keyword detection model, audio features from audio data. The method also includes processing the audio features by a first layer of the keyword detection model configured to predict a first likelihood that the audio data includes speech. The method also includes processing the audio features by a second layer of the keyword detection model configured to predict a second likelihood that the audio data includes keyword-like speech. The method also includes processing the audio features by a third layer of the keyword detection model configured to predict a third likelihood, for each of a plurality of possible keywords, that the audio data includes the keyword. The method also includes identifying a keyword included in the audio data. The method also includes generating instructions to perform an action based at least in part on the identified keyword.